Miss Teen USA 2008
Miss Teen USA 2008, the 26th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held on August 16, 2008 at Grand Ballroom in the Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas. This was the first Miss Teen USA pageant that was not televised, after then-Miss Universe Organization broadcast partner NBC failed to renew its contract, and it was also the first Miss Teen USA pageant broadcasting only online by Ustream and the first held outside the United States. The pageant was hosted by Seth Goldman and Miss Teen USA 2004, Shelley Hennig.
At the conclusion of the pageant, outgoing titleholder Hilary Cruz crowned her successor Stevi Perry of Arkansas as the new Miss Teen USA.
Results
Placements
Special awards
- Miss Congeniality: Mississippi - Elizabeth Hollomon
- Miss Photogenic: New York - Sana Idnani
Historical significance
- Arkansas wins competition for the first time. Also becoming in the 24th state who wins Miss Teen USA.
- South Carolina earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time and it reaches the highest placement since Vanessa Minnillo won Miss Teen USA 1998.
- North Carolina earns the 2nd runner-up position for the second time and it repeats the placement from the previous year.
- Louisiana earns the 3rd runner-up position for the first time and it reaches the highest placement since Shelley Hennig won Miss Teen USA 2004.
- Idaho earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time and it reaches the highest placement since Brandi Sherwood won Miss Teen USA 1989.
- States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Alabama, Colorado, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
- Virginia placed in the fourth consecutive year.
- North Carolina and South Carolina placed in the third consecutive year.
- Alabama and Colorado placed in the second consecutive year.
- Arizona, Florida and Oklahoma last placed in 2006.
- California last placed in 2005.
- Louisiana last placed in 2004.
- Massachusetts last placed in 2003.
- Pennsylvania last placed in 2000 since Jillian Parry won the title.
- New Hampshire last placed in 1991 since Janel Bishop won the title.
- Idaho last placed in 1989.
- Arkansas last placed in 1985.
Delegates
| State | Contestant | Hometown | Age | Height | Placement | Awards | Notes |
 Alabama | Courtney Parker | Daphne, AL | 16 | Top 15 | |||
 Alaska | Victoria Ray | Eagle River, AK | 18 | ||||
 Arizona | Ashley Stainton | Phoenix, AZ | 17 | Top 15 | |||
 Arkansas | Stevi Perry | Hamburg, AR | 18 | Miss Teen USA 2008 | |||
 California | Taylor Atkins | Piru, CA | 16 | Top 15 | |||
 Colorado | Danielle Scimeca | Fort Collins, CO | 18 | Top 15 | |||
 Connecticut | Brianne Hiltz | Shelton, CT | 18 | ||||
 Delaware | Bethany Brindley | Wilmington, DE | 18 | ||||
 District of Columbia | Ivana Grace | Washington, DC | 17 | ||||
 Florida | Jillian Wunderlich | Fort Myers, FL | 17 | Top 15 | Later Miss Indiana USA 2011 and top 16 semifinalist at Miss USA 2011 | ||
 Georgia | Shannon Geraghty | Norcross, GA | 16 | ||||
 Hawaii | Emma Wo | Honolulu, HI | 18 | Later Miss Hawaii USA 2015 | |||
 Idaho | Shareece Pfeiffer | Idaho Falls, ID | 18 | 4th runner-up | |||
 Illinois | Nora Downs | Chicago, IL | 17 | ||||
 Indiana | Morgan Abel | North Vernon, IN | 18 | Later Miss Indiana USA 2016 | |||
 Iowa | Emily Bey | Cedar Rapids, IA | 18 | ||||
 Kansas | Jessie Colonna | Leawood, KS | 17 | ||||
 Kentucky | Shannen Reil | West Van Lear, KY | 15 | ||||
 Louisiana | Lindsey Evans | Blanchard, LA | 18 | 3rd runner-up | Dethroned from state title on October 21, 2008 due to arrest for theft and drug possession. | ||
 Maine | Avery Barr | Gorham, ME | 17 | ||||
 Maryland | Ana Maria Lawson | Westminster, MD | 17 | ||||
 Massachusetts | Caroline Lunny | Holliston, MA | 17 | Top 15 | Later Miss Massachusetts USA 2014 and Contestant on The Bachelor | ||
 Michigan | Elizabeth Hawthorne | Clarkston, MI | 17 | ||||
 Minnesota | Sarah Sprayberry | St Paul, MN | 17 | ||||
 Mississippi | Elizabeth Holloman | Madison, MS | 18 | Miss Congeniality | |||
 Missouri | Jeni Dixon | Hartville, MO | 18 | ||||
 Montana | Stacey Velasco | Dillon, MT | 18 | ||||
 Nebraska | Melissa DeJong | David City, NE | 17 | ||||
 Nevada | Lauren Hudman | Las Vegas, NV | 18 | Mother was Miss Oklahoma USA 1982 | |||
 New Hampshire | Courtney Morgan | Windham, NH | 18 | Top 15 | |||
 New Jersey | Michelle Leonardo | Tinton Falls, NJ | 17 | Later Miss New Jersey USA 2012, Top 10 At Miss USA 2012 | |||
 New Mexico | Victoria Padella | Santa Fe, NM | 18 | ||||
 New York | Sana Idnani | Roslyn, NY | 18 | Miss Photogenic | |||
 North Carolina | Julia Dalton | Wilmington, NC | 17 | 2nd runner-up | Daughter of Miss North Carolina USA 1982 Julia Boger Sister of Miss North Carolina USA 2009 and Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton Later Miss North Carolina USA 2015 | ||
 North Dakota | Gretchen Dawley | Munich, ND | 18 | ||||
 Ohio | Chelsie Folden | Wellston, OH | 16 | Later Miss Ohio World 2015, Top 22 at Miss World America 2015 | |||
 Oklahoma | Taylor Gorton | Glenpool, OK | 16 | Top 15 | Later Miss Oklahoma USA 2016 & Top 15 at Miss USA 2016 | ||
 Oregon | Brittany Schwab | Milwaukie, OR | 17 | ||||
 Pennsylvania | Elliot Griffin | Wexford, PA | 18 | Top 15 | |||
 Rhode Island | Tiondra Martinez | Woonsocket, RI | 17 | ||||
 South Carolina | Brittany Pjetraj | Chapin, SC | 18 | 1st runner-up | |||
 South Dakota | Elizabeth Hoffman | Eureka, SD | 18 | Sister of Alexandra Hoffman, Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2006 Daughter of state house member Charles and Holly Hoffman, the latter later appeared on '. | |||
 Tennessee | Natalie Phillips | Murfreesboro, TN | 17 | ||||
 Texas | Lauren Guzman | Laredo, TX | 18 | Later Miss Texas USA 2014 | |||
 Utah | Kate Feinstein | Centerville, UT | 18 | Later Miss Utah USA 2010 | |||
 Vermont | Sydney Perry | Middlesex, VT | 18 | Later Miss North Carolina USA 2012 | |||
 Virginia | Megan Myrehn | Catharpin, VA | 18 | Top 15 | Later Miss Indiana USA 2012 | ||
 Washington | Mandy Schendel | Newcastle, WA | 18 | Later Miss Washington 2012 | |||
 West Virginia | Micah Michael | Morgantown, WV | 17 | ||||
 Wisconsin | Courtney Lynn Lopez | Oak Creek, WI | 18 | Later Miss Wisconsin USA 2010 | |||
 Wyoming''' | Callie Bishop | Casper, WY | 18 | Later Miss Wyoming USA 2018 |
Galleries
Groups
Contestants
Judges
- Alina Shriver, Founder of Shriver Art.
- Farouk Shami, Founder and Chairman of Farouk Systems.
- Heather Kerzner, of Kerzner International.
- Alicia Bridgewater, Bookings Editor at Cosmo Girl Magazine.
- Duane Gazi, Director of Scouting and Development at Trump Model Management.
- Eric Parrinello, founder and owner of Bacchanalia Private Dining in Overland Park, Kansas.
- David Dzanis, Vice President of Pepsi-Cola Client Services at Genesco Sports Enterprises.
- Seth Mayeri, Television Talent Veteran.